Here are the pics.

I had to trim the door panel interior with a dremel and cut out the stock speaker from the bracket with a box cutter knife to reuse the old bracket for the stock fit. I couldnt get new 6.5" components to fit the 1" speaker spacers anyways.









Last pictures is incase someone needs to know where to pop the door panel off...starting from the bottom of course.

 

niceeeeeeeeeeeee man

 

Need a bit of Dynamat and some diffussors to reduce backwave distortion in there. Never ceases to amaze me how $300 splits can sound better than $1,000 splits when sealed and soundproofed right for next to no cost.

 

Is that some stock sound deadening treatment in the door, or did you do that yourself?

 

Can you recommend exactly where to place the dynamat and the diffusors? Thanks man!

 

The door comes like that stock.

 

thx for the write up, going to do mine tmr

 

http://www.ausjazz.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=254

Diffusors go behind the mid bass speaker but on top of the layer of soundproofing on the inside of the outside of the door. Then another layer of soundproofing goes on the inside of the door on which the inner door trim fits basic creating doors which are soundproofed boxes. You can do multiple layers of soundproofing. Been in cars with 6 layers.

The link above has pictures. Important to apply the soundproofing with a proper roller not just slap it on. Sheets are fine as can be cut and fitted and are easier to work with than the toxic liquid stuff.

Your doors come up feeling solid like a luxury car when you open and close them.

 

Hey thanks for another great tip and info. I have my crossover mounted right behind the woofer so I guess I'll just leave it as is. It sounds good enough for me anyways hahah. I am really happy with the tweeter location. Thanks again vividjazz!

 

BTW, the 1" speaker brackets for 6.5" speakers are for sale. I bought them from Circuit City and I only opened the bag to test fit it and then decided not to use it. It comes with all original hardware. I'll sell them for $15 shipped.

 

smiester & others,

I've heard that installing the tweets requires significant/troublesome mods, as well. Have you guys gotten around to doing those - and if so, are there pics?

I really should just get those door panels off and take a look myself...that way I'd have a more informed platform from which to ask questions.

 

It does require modification to your door panel but it is not difficult, you just have to be willing to alter your panels. As long as your tweeters come with a recessed mount fixture,( the polk's works nice), you just have to cut the panel to allow them to fit,(tip; enlarge the hole towards the rear, the flat part, rather than towards the front, on the curve, the tweeter will lay more flat and look cleaner).

 

Sorry, I can't help you there. I have a base Fit and I mounted my tweeters on the kick panel.

 

Thanks, guys.

I'm planning on putting a set of comps in the front doors, and it's DIY pioneers like you that help the rest of us out.

I don't know when I end up getting around to doing them - probably a few months from now - but if there are no detailed writeups about tweeter installs by then, I'll post the process.

I've got my mind set on Infinity 6000CS comps...mmmmmm.

 

I installed the Polk db6500 tweeters behind the Sport's existing tweeter grilles, which required some modification, as the factory tweeters are smaller. I basically ended up cutting down the three mounting tabs on the back of the factory tweeter grilles, and using a kind of tough rubbery glue that I happened to have on hand to glue the grilles into their holes in the door panels, and the tweeters behind the grilles. They should still be removable, because the glue isn't that strong. I considered enlarging the door panel holes and trying to use the Polk tweeter mounts, but didn't think they'd mount very flush.

 

[/img]left side, [/img]right side, they mount ALMOST flat, you can get a fingernail behind them on the bottom, still pro-clean. Just be careful in which directions you enlarge the stock hole.

 

Looks great! Now I'm wishing I'd done it that way instead.